frogprincess72’s BodyBlog

I was going to go to the Cross Fit affiliate yesterday but I didn’t. Bad me. So instead, I decided I’d run around the lake.. WHY?! i know it’s all hills.. You’re either running up or down.. TO the right or to the left.. Blah.. Blah.. Blah.. So all in all, I went 5.5 miles in 50:39. Sounds really slow and it felt even slower but when I look back at my time and distance and the fact that I no longer have to WALK after the hills, I was rather impressed and happy… And my glutes and hamstrings feel like they went thru a CF WOD.. SUCCESS!!!

Two of our group backed out AFTER the tickets were bought…. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO we have 2 tickets that are available… It’d be really cool to have someone that we know buy them cuz you’ll be sitting next to us! Wait.. that’s not meant as a deterrant.. Our group now consists of Myself, Crlgrl and Fitnblnde5… We’re a fun and funky bunch… Come on.. you know you want them!!!! =)

Here’s the particulars on the tix….. $75.00 a piece.. (total 2 tickets).. In section B3.. Row S.. seats 107-111… Hit me up if you’re seriously interested!!

Now that’s a 3sum I won’t get jealous about… haha.. just teasing…

Today I trained back with my trainer Jay.. We did lots of fun stuff.. Anyone ever do ATY’s??? Fun stuff… Fun stuff… I was feeling the burn in da back when we finished and I was SUPPOSE to do an easy 5 mile run after….

 Well, my girly girl, CrlGrl, tells me about her CF WOD that she did.. Said it was tough but I could do it.. It’s just running and jumping, right??? How hard can that be?? HA! VERY it turns out…

So the WOD is 5 rounds 400M run… 30 jump boxes… 30 wb squats.. for time. I finished in 24:35.. and it took all the Moxie and attitude (which was a plenty today) to finish with out passing out.. My hip flexors are in some pain, tho.. but that’s the price of beauty right??

I still had some energy to burn so I did VERY EASY 30 minutes on the elliptical… just to work things out and keep things movin… Then i went a stretched my flexors on the foam roller.. Looks like I’m having relations with the thing…. Don’t mind me… Me and Mr. FoamRoller’ll just be over there in the corner

I really don’t like looking at myself when I lift or train. I like to IMAGINE what I look like.. I find that I close my eyes alot when I lift (or find a far away spot on the wall or ceiling to focus on.. anything to take away from looking at me)…. Well, I’m finding that with the CrossFit that I’ve been doing, one REALLY must keep their eyes open to reduce injury! HA!

And today was no different…. I did 21…15…9… cleans and dips.. Prescribed was 65# for women.. Yeah.. NOT gonna happen for me at this point.. but i did manage 21 at 55# then finished with 45#… Total time was 9:20..   Then i did 100 jumping pull ups.. some back work… and abs (modified windshielf wipers and knee ups).. Jay was there and gave me his 25 year old seal of approval.. Said it was a nice change of pace to see a female rockin’ the cleans…

And what I found out today was this…. I actually liked watching my form on the cleans. I liked to see the muscles coming thru.. I liked to see the progress that I have made.. I liked seeing what needs to be corrected (tight right adductor causing my knee to bend in..)… I like looking at myself with my new eyes =D

Today, I got my first UNASSISTED pull up EVER! And it felt soooooooooo good.. I was SOOOOOO excited that i dropped down and gave him a hug with such enthusiam, we fell to the floor.. OOOPS.. probably should take said enthusiasm and back it down a notch or FOUR! haha.. Now i’m hungry for more =) So me and Jay worked on it.. and worked on it.. and worked on it.. i told him "damn, kid… who’s the one getting the workout with all that liftin’ you’re doing??" haha …

and that was AFTER my workout which was a total core killer.. Not very long, but a killer none the less..I got to wear the 20 pound weighted vest today.. keepin’ it fun, ain’t we??? So the workout was 2 rounds (with weighted vest) of :
20 explosive side lunges (like you’re skiing) each leg.. Then sprint 50 yards (no sprinting took place.. fast hobbling more like it).. back peddle to the beginnning.. 50 full sit ups.. 1 min plank.. On the 2nd round, he subbed sit ups for incline knee ups.. and this time, he held my knees for added resistance.. That boy’s gonna KILL me! And, as with all my trainers, I LOVE them for it! =)

But between my trainer and I, we can’t seem to remember my trainings! UGH! Friday HE forgot so he had me train WITH him (no charge.. kinda nice) and we did some crazy routine consisting of 2 groups.

Group 1 : 15 push ups   15 woodchoppers with 8 pound weighted ball (each side)  15 isolateral cable rows. 3 rounds. No stopping.

 5 minute break

Group 2: 15 one armed torso swing combo thing with an overhead press that killed my everything from the core up.. 15 one legged front squats that killed my everything from my core down.. 20 seated cable narrow grip row on the ground (u guess it.. using core to keep from getting pulled into the rack!) 3 rounds.. No stopping..

We were having a great time (or so i thought) until he brought out the …. DUH DUH DUH….. AB SLINGS! no, these ain’t your normal harbinger slings.. these hang down and to be honest, look like something that could be used as entertainment in the bedroom.. BUT, me being me, i made sure we had all the entertainment we needed right on the gym floor! haha.. at one point, both my legs were in the straps and my hands on the ground and i was doing things that i NEVER thought i’d do (in the gym… BOOOYAH)… but my core was feeling it.. and then i started swinging forwards and backwards, saying in my best Simon voice "LOOK WHAT I CAN DO".. and i thought jay was gonna pee his pants… i told him "WELCOME TO THE FP EXPERIENCE, MY FRIEND!" haha…

Today, I was the one who forgot about my training time. UGH UGH! so he had me do the 12/22 workout, only this time 3 rounds.. YEP, ima feeling it!

The training with the college kids is going really well.. but the 0500 wake up call is killing me.. oh well.. i had to remind myself i used to get up at 0330 to train.. Now THAT was sillly! Anywho, today was "bootcamp" and 3 of the players met UNCLE PUKIE.. i was sooooooooooo proud. i told all my trainer friends at the gym and the hi 5s and chest bumps started and it was all good.. didn’t make any of the afternoon kids puke… hmmmm… Too bad I don’t like challenges

 and to check out the ab slings, try www.weightedvest.com … wait.. DON"T check out that site.. i just did and it’s a weighted vest for kids with sensory problems… haha.. suppose that COULD be me…

I believe I’ve finally done just that! I’m now adding 0600 trainings with the college soccer teams M-W-F for pre-season. Fridays will be SUPER-D-DUPER fun cuz i’ll be going there directly AFTER working 2 nights shifts.. Not horrible I suppose.. And at the end of the month, my former trainer and I will be having a seminar with a few corportations regarding nutrition/fitness-a corporate wellness program. I’m really excited about this but I had forgotten I had told her I was on board. SOOOOOOOOOO, if this takes off, I’ll be doing that Monday and Tuesdays. Nice way to pick up more money, which is what i’ve been needing to do, but I also train with my CURRENT trainer on those 2 days at 11 am.. He looked at me like "girl, when you gonna have time for YOU?" i got a warm feeling in my heart and said "you’re just gonna miss me and my goofy ass".. to which he replied "most certainly".. i love him! haha =D

I’m also coaching my son’s basketball team again this season. That’s been so much fun. All 10 boys from last season are back so it’s beyond amazing to see their gains.. To see how much more they can comprehend and grasp.. And i love being the female coach cuz they think it’s pretty cool that my son’s mom played ball..

But in all seriousness, I don’t want to lose me.. I don’t want to lose the fitness and the gains that i have literally worked my ass off for. I’m so close to happy.. I can almost taste it.. and it’s my therapy.. Jay is my therapist.. The gym is my couch.. My friends are my Prozac… and i wanna be in therapy for the rest of my life =D

AND he killed me! i know, i have melodramatic tendencies and all, but for real..

SOOOOOOOOOOOO i’ve been house bound for the last 5 days.. haven’t been to the gym (in the name of "recovery" and 14 inches of snow.. but i digress).. and i KNEW it would be tough to come back.. but i was excited and even had a pre-workout workout by shoveling about 14 inches of snow that completely surrounded my car just to get out!!!

so i see new trainer, jay, and celebrate a "you survived the snow" high 5 and started my "warm up" on the treadmill.. suddenly he says, "stay here young lady (he’s 25.. im not young).. we have some fun to have right here.." HUH??!! so yeah.. suddenly he says "warm ups over" and the incline goes to 15% and the speed to 7.5 MPH.. ok.. i can do this.. OR CAN I?? I did for the 2 minutes but i couldn’t feel my legs.. Then it’s time for 15 "man-makers", which is just glorified BURPEE with a pushup on dumbells and a dumbbell row each arm while in plank position.. pretty easy, right? that’s what i thought.. so i finally got those done and had 15 one legged step ups to balance in the 24 inch box.. then 500 meter row under 2:10 (the last 100 under 2:00) then 20 modified knees to chest (with him using his own weight as resistance on my knees.. dirty trick!) .. and repeat..

Once i caught my breath, and the lactic acid out of my body, I asked him "so we did man-makers.. what’s a woman-maker?" he says, "that’s next time… and it’s WAY tougher." DAMN STRAIGHT!!!! =)

So it’s a good thing I’m cute.. haha.. and as Crlgrl says, DEDICATED.. cuz I did something this morning that i’m not sure i could pull off EVER again… After working a 12 hour night shift, and getting off work at 0500, I decided that I would head to the gym BEFORE i went home to sleep.. cut down on a trip back into town, is what my thinking was.. CLEARLY this lil froggie wasn’t thinking too practically.. But I wasn’t feeling super tired and its not like i’m on my feet for the 12 hours.. it’s just the staying awake that’s the hardest part..

 So I got to the gym and started with some Back.. the usual stuff.. Trying to lift a combo of heavy and lighter.. Not really killing myself but trying to get a good burn.. So then I knew it was a speed day for running but i couldn’t recall what exactly it was, so I just started running and sent a text to CG (yes.. i CAN text and run) asking what it was..CRAP! next time ima just gonna make up my own run cuz i just about tripped and fell off the treadmill when at 0622 the text read 8 miles.. 4×1600 at prescribed 10:27 pace with 800 M jogs… Well holy hell.. thank goodness i was already into my 2nd mile! And I was fading fast.. I’m sooooooooooooooooooooooo happy to have had the 800 M jogs.. And soooooooooooooooooooooo happy to be on the treadmill where i can just punch in numbers without thinking.. haha..

During the run, 2 different trainers came up and asked what i was doing there that early and WHY OH WHY?? can’t you just TELL her you did the run??? NO!!! I CANNOT, thank you very much. I have made a commitment and I will see it thru.. CG’s worth it! =) Plus we have our "virtual" 10 miler together this Sunday.. I gotta be ready =)

So when all was said and done, I ran my 1600 at a 8:00 pace and my 800 M jogs at a 10:00 pace.. Finishing in 68:39.. My right hamstring at the insertion has really been bugging me during speed days.. Not sure what that’s about but i don’t like it! But i feel really good for getting that run under my belt today.. BRING ON THE 10 MILER!!

All my life food has had the ultimate power over me.. Good food.. Bad food.. If i ate bad food, my day was a bad day, and vice versa.. The few times in my life that I have been able to just enjoy food for what it is (nourishment and life) I have had no problem controlling my weight or my eating.. Because the food held no power over me. Does any of this make sense? Sure hope so, cuz I’m about to go on…

So I wake up after a few hours of sleep Thanksgiving morning and I sign on here.. I keep reading about how people are going to do 2 workouts to counter balance what they eat.. Or they’re just going to binge and feel bad and get back at it the next day.. And i was thinking, "self, for the first time in many, many years, i don’t feel like binging.. i want to eat and we’ll see what ends up making it down my gullet.. but i’m not going to feel guilty for eating stuffing.. " and you know what??? by taking that power away, i didn’t over eat.. my appetite subsided and i was able to eat my well-proportioned plate of yumminess.. and only ONE plate.. and only ONE piece of pumpkin pie.. and i was full.. but not stuffed.. i didn’t feel deprived or guilty.

and i was proud of myself for letting go

Sure hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving and have been able to enjoy it for what it is and what it means.. and don’t get down on yourselves if you ate an extra piece of pie or too many sweet potatoes.. in the end, it’s how you’re remembered when you’re gone that’s important.. not what you looked like